"I've watched a hell of a lot of tape, as normal, and the thing is he looks different in different fights so you've got to give him respect.

"We have to be very, very sharp with our feet early on. We need to be ready and responsive and not let ourselves get settled because as soon as you start doing that that's when you play into his hands."

Lomachenko was also an outstanding amateur, winning all but one of his 397 fights, but McGuigan believes his extensive un-paid career means his body is beginning to tire.

He said: "He's very much at the top of the hill, maybe just over. He's 31 and had 420 fights, that's a lot of training camps.

"Since he turned professional he's been doing 12 rounds and your body goes through a lot preparing. I know his knuckle's gone and his shoulder's gone and he's had certain things gone on in his camp.

"He's probably not able to do all the training, he's having to do low intensity training because he's had so much wear and tear."